[Docket: Letter from Edw. Butler dated Nov. 19, 1791] [Stamp: Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24, 1894. R.P.O. 401810.] Samuel Hodgdon Esq.^r &c D^r Sir/ Having had the command of the 2.^d Batt.ⁿ of the 2.^d Reg.^t here is for some time at this place, I frequently called on M.^r Warde Q. Master of said Batt.ⁿ to make a dividend of a num ber of Due Bills for Rations and compo= sition part of Rations due to the [undecipherable: probable reading "soldiers"] of said Batt.ⁿ he has carefully kept out of my way until the Men are now principally discharged and has generally not only made a private advantage of these Sums, but has also by the complaints of the Officers generally de[undecipherable: probable reading "frauded"] them also. I therefore beg you will consider this a Correct Case and his Pay until some notice to be made for those dues. Yours &c 19.^th Nov. 1791 [signature] [Address: Samuel Hodgdon Esq.^r / by Martin Hen[undecipherable] / Prt.]